Game 4 discussion thread -- Nationals at Mets

did anyone see NatsXtra before the game? Ray Knight said Mock would start 30 games and win 15? That, and everything else he said and did (including never knowing which camera is on) proves he is one of the worst tv guys i have ever seen. what a moron

Is Mock ever going to figure it out?

He says he just needs to throw the ball over the plate then he proceeds to go 3 balls on every hitter.

I told you all that Mock would pitch himself out of a job. With this pitch count, he won't make it past the fourth inning.

The guy frustrates me every time I see him pitch. Is he going to settle down?

Ian Desmond's ROY campaign continues!

Yes, they should bring the hat on the road. The more wear it gets, the better!

Garrett Mock's campaign to Syracuse continues!

can they just let desmond start every day at short and not give him every 2 days off?

Nice pitch, Meat - Way to cover a lead.

Unfortunately, Harrisburg doesn't bring us great pitching news today, either. Aaron Thompson gave up 5 runs in only 3 2/3 innings before being pulled. The Senators are down 5-1.

+1/2St.

Atta boy, Meat - Attack those hitters; 27 strikes, 24 balls (nibble, nibble).

if he can throw strikes he could be good. that curve is nasty.

That strikeout against Bay was hysterical; Bay was walking to the dugout with his head down before the ball hit Pudge's glove.

Ugh, how do you give up a homer to Rod Barajas? You suck, Mock.

That's the way meat - just pitch well enough to lose. With Batista up in the bullpen, I've heard enough. G'night Gracie.

Mock Sucks. THROW A STRIKE. At least Riggleman has the guts to take him out and hopefully send him all the way down to 'Cuse.

I don't know what you people are complaining about. Mock's ERA is 5.40. That's best on the staff so far.

Mock's ERA is 5.40. That's best on the staff so far.

Among starters, of course.

This is why you have to question the braintrust of this franchise(Riggleman/Rizzo) just watching Mock struggle and then walk weak azz hitters and give up a h/r to a punch&judy hitter i mean what da hell?

Garrett Mock: He's Daniel Cabrera, without the talent. Same command, though.

Are you serious? 2 homers to freaking Barajas? This is such a winnable game...

What was with everyone clamoring for that loser Mike Morse? Should have let Guzman pinch hit there... Morse looks completely lost every AB he gets.

Ron Darling has turned into a pretty nice color guy. When he was on Nats broadcasts, he never seemed comfortable. No such problem in NY.

Mock and Bergie are going to love SYR this time of year.

Pretty good bullpen... GAME OVER.

Well...that got ugly quick.

tyler walker sucks.

1/2 St,

Thanks for the updates on the minor league pitchers. It's becoming pretty clear that with one obvious exception there's not a whole lot of difference between the 15 starters on our major league, AAA, and AA clubs. I mean, how much worse could our Harrisburg rotation have done than our so-called major league starters so far? Rizzo should be like Lincoln with his generals--keep throwing people out there until he finds someone who's not intimidated by Lee, er the Phils. And if Scotty Olsen can do the job, he should find out what brand of cigs he smokes and send cartons to the other pitchers.

What a waste Mock is. Syracuse is lovely this time of year.

NatsFaninKC

Call me a soothsayer.

So now we know the rotation is legit, as in legitimately awful.

The bullpen is pretty bad too.

And that hole in RF is glaring.

... Going to be a long season. Is there a consolation prize for losing another 100 games?

So does anybody else have concerns about our pitching?

Man I am not looking forward to this brutal April Sched. the Nats have.

Well here is hoping to a Livan Renaissance tomorrow...

@kilgore

This thread thing is a sweet idea.

Capitol Will:

Only if you pick the day of the 100th loss...

www.gnatsthree-peat.webs.com

Mock's ERA is 5.40. That's best on the staff so far.

Among starters, of course.
Posted by: baltova1 | April 9, 2010 9:03 PM

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Yeah, that's a great stat against one of the worst lineups in the NL. Mock was pitching soft to weak bats; letting Cora walk was inexcusable.

At least Lannan and Marquis (and Stammen) had to deal with the Phillies lineup.

This was a game that a MEDIOCRE pitcher could have won, but Mock lost it.

He should be sent packing to Syracuse, along with half the bullpen. Call up Storen.

The Nats are really a poorly constructed team. That is all on Rizzo and the Lerners. What a joke about the great off-season.
The Os on the other hand are a good team with a really lousy closer. That's a shame.

@dove

its still only 4 games into the season....

Ugh. That was just like last year.

Our hitting is not getting it done either. We have got to score more thean 2 runs against guys like Pelfry.

Thanks for link @randy_body! I look forward to winning whatever the Lerners give out at the gate on "Phillies Fan Appreciation Night".

I know it's only four games in, and the rotation will probably be completely overhauled in 60 days, but that's 60 days of losing.

And that's not fun for anyone.

... unless you're the visiting team.

Give Mock a chance. Seriously, he actually has good movement on his pitches. His location will improve with experience. I think he will be a decent pitcher in due time.

Nats are in last place BUT only two behind! We are still in it, folks. The games are still meaningful.

Give Mock a chance. Seriously, he actually has good movement on his pitches. His location will improve with experience. I think he will be a decent pitcher in due time.

Posted by: Tom8

Yeah, some of his pitches moved 390 feet tonight.

As for his location, SYR would be fine as far as I'm concern.

"He's Daniel Cabrera, without the talent. Same command, though''

Great line, Sunshine.

@JohninMlps:

I actually thought Darling was pretty good in '05, even though I knew he was just auditioning. If he sounds good now, aside Gary Cohen -- who in my view is the best there is -- he must be good.

I think Darling got more comfortable as the season went on in 2005, but he didn't do a good enough job of filling the dead air.

To be fair, he was probably given too much dead air.

The Mets TV broadcast is a good one.